Rapid Assessment on Disaster and Response Report

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RATLAM REGION

DHAN Foundation’s Ratlam region works in four In Pipilpara village of Bajna block, Teshils viz., , , Bajna and Rawti, migrant workers returned associated with 3000 families. Most of the people through 8 to 10 buses from employed as agricultural labourers and daily wage labourers. Federation coordinators are in constant different neighbouring states. touch with leaders and members through phone. They have been screened for WhatsApp groups have been created to update the normal fever and other members with all the new information and to know symptoms. Government insisted their wellbeing. As of now, there are no cases are recorded in the district. Two persons were tested them to be home quarantined. but the test results came as negative. As the wheat harvesting MIGRATION MISERIES completed in the region, all the In all the working blocks of DHAN Foundation, 15 houses are having enough grains. to 20% of the families are agricultural labourers. In general, from 3rd week of December to 1st week of But they are suffering from the April, people migrate to Uttar Pradesh, Madhya lack of other grocery items, as nd Pradesh and . From 2 week of April, the shops are not available in the people will return to Madhya Pradesh state and remote places and there is no work as construction workers. Due to lockdown, people have stayed in their work places or at the transportation to the nearby state capitals, awaiting buses to take them homes; towns. thus exposed themselves to the virus.

DHAN Federation staff are in constant touch with leaders and members asking about their wellbeing and the status of their groceries and basic things.